The Importance Of Vultures
A project with BirdLife SA has seen Zinave become the largest Vulture Safe Zone in southern Africa.
Lésa van Rooyen
Communications Coordinator
An experienced writer with a history of working within the science communication industry, Lésa is now responsible for the visual communications portfolio of Peace Parks Foundation. She works as part of a team that is reinvented conservation narrative, aiming to emotionally and intellectually engage audiences through Peace Parks TV. She often works on the ground with filmmakers and the conservation teams to collect raw footage and stories of the wildlife, the communities, and the highlights of conservation in action. Lésa admits to knowing more about bush crickets than business and jumps at the chance to be part of any animal translocation.
The Unseen Side of Wildlife Conservation
We take you behind-the-scenes of what it’s like to work in wildlife conservation.
Peace Parks’ CEO Takes To The Skies
Werner’s drone-flying skills leaves everyone impressed at a recent rhino translocation.
An Emotional End To A Beautiful Story
Today marks the end of a long journey as the rhinos are transported from Maputo National Park to Zinave.
The Historic Journey to Mozambique Begins
The time has finally come for the loaded trucks to make their way across the border into Mozambique.
Team Effort To Capture Rhino
All hands are on deck as a team of specialists prepares to translocate 19 rhinos across borders.
A Different Kind of Thinking
How students in China are helping rhino conservation through innovative design.
The Biodiversity Restoration Fund
How you can earn money and invest in conservation at the same time!
The Scorpion Mystery Continues
Despite untold years of research by scientists, this commonly asked question still has no answer.
Peace Parks TV Turns 1
It’s been a jam-packed year filled with highs, lows and a lot of incredible adventures!
The Hunt For A Missing Camera
After a busy day filming a capture operation, Lésa goes on a risky mission to find a missing camera!
The Smoke That Thunders
Victoria Falls is worthy of being on everyone’s bucket list, and if it’s not on there, it best be added.
New Eco-Lodge In Maputo National Park
Challenges and achievements in constructing Maputo National Park’s new beachside eco-lodge.
New Room For Opportunity In Rural Zambia
Infrastructure developments enable social change and unlock opportunity in Zambia.
Making History in Zinave
Zinave set to become Mozambique’s first ‘Big 5’ national park after rhino reintroduction in 2022.
An Incredible Harvest In Simalaha
Conservation agriculture methods in Simalaha leads to life-changing results.
Raw & Honest Content Is The Future
We discuss the challenges and fears of starting Peace Parks TV and the future of communication.
The Small Things In Nature
The horn-borer moth helps get rid of carcasses and return nutrients back to the soil.
The Link Between Climate and Biodiversity
New science investigates how rewilding can help mitigate the climate crisis
Measuring the Impact of Conservation
Peace Parks’ Project Systems and Compliance team talk us through how they built a MEL system.
Saving time and trees
Distribution of cookstoves supports and assists Simalaha communities and their environment
Importance of Monitoring & Evaluation
The Peace Parks Team discuss the important role that effective M&E systems play in conservation
New buildings to change futures in Zambia
There is great excitement as a Peace Parks crew films with a drone at a school in Zambia.
Freedom on four legs
Seeing Simalaha on horseback offers guests a unique perspective on the landscape and wildlife.
Peace Parks team lost in dehydration?
A lion collaring operation turns into the adventure of a lifetime.
Careful teamwork required
A young female lion needs to have her collar adjusted and the Peace Parks crew tags along
Collecting stories from the bush
A contingent from Peace Parks Foundation is on a road trip, Africa-style.
On the trail of new arrivals
To confirm translocated animals are healthy, the team needs to get on the ground and track on foot.
It’s not all plain sailing, or driving!
It’s not all plain sailing, or driving when going behind the scenes of a PEACE experience!
Walking bush and beach
There is no better way to experience Africa’s wilderness areas than by being on foot.
Mission to Maputo National Park
Peace Parks is proud to launch PEACE – Peace Parks Exclusive African Conservation Experiences.
Peace Parks out in the bush
Being on safari in Kruger National Park is different every day. Today, a leopard tortoise on the roadside…
Elephant translocation in action
Lésa van Rooyen, the Communications Coordinator for Peace Parks Foundation, welcomes us to Elephant Week…
Elephant vital to landscapes
Elephant are vitally important in an ecosystem. They transport hundreds of tree seeds via their dung when they migrate which…
Things you never knew about elephants
Dr João Almeida is a wildlife veterinarian working in Mozambique. He talks about the incredible work he has been doing…
Another successful translocation
Over the last seven days the translocation of elephant has been shared here on Peace Parks TV. Stay tuned as there will…
Wildlife veterinarian Dr João Almeida
Watch the full interview with wildlife veterinarian, Dr João Almeida, for a fascinating insight into the where, how and…
